Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Quotes

Over the years to come, one thing is for certain: if the monarchy wishes to stay relevant and in power, it will have to change more.

QUEEN, n. A woman by whom the realm is ruled when there is a king, and through whom it is ruled when there is not.

The greatest monarch on the proudest throne is obliged to sit upon his own arse.

. .we would have to say that hereditary succession is harmful. You may say the king, having sovereign power, will not in that case hand over to his children. But it is hard to believe that: it is a difficult achievement, which expects too much virtue of human nature.

To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.

A family on the throne is an interesting idea.... It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

Beware! The royal Dahomean dynasty has stumbled but has not fallen. .

Kings! Why, what's a king? .... Is their blood purer than our own? We are all the seed of Abraham!

In the name of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth of England and her successors forever I take possession of this kingdome whose king and people freely resigne their right and title to the whole land unto Her Majesty.

The influence of the Crown has increased, is increasing, and ought to be diminished.

Soon there will only be five kings left, Spades, Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and the King of England.

It lies in the power of no parliament to make any kind of law or statute, without his [the king's] scepter be to it, for giving it the force of law.

The best reason why monarchy is a strong government is that it is an intelligible government. The mass of mankind understand it, and they hardly anywhere in the world understand any other.

After our death, and from that time forward, the crown and kingdom of France, with all their rights and appurtenances, shall be vested permanently in our son [son-in-law], King Henry [of England], and his heirs.

The king, in possession of the throne, was the sole representative of sovereignty, the sole representative of power. Not so in a Republic … Here we have no sole representative of power. The ballot box is the instrumentality through which the sovereign power is exercised.

The king has no equal within his realm.

The nation of the West-Saxons do not allow a queen to sit beside the king, nor to be called a queen, but only the king's wife …. all the nobles of that land swore together, that they would never let any king reign over them, who should attempt to place a queen on the throne by his side.

Princes of the Royal Family should keep as much as possible aloof from Party Politics, as I think they else invariably become mixed up with Party violence, and frequently are made the tools of people who are utterly regardless of the mischief they cause to the Throne and Royal Family. Believe me.

No Bishops, no King.

The head of England is a woman, and quite young, and all orders come from her.

Blood is thicker than water, but family isn’t just about blood. Family is about faith, and loyalty, and who you love. If you don’t have those things, I don’t care what the blood says. You’re not family.

Absolute monarchy,... is the easiest death, the true Euthanasia of the BRITISH constitution.

I am impressed by how much of my grandparent's life depended on continuities, contacts, connections, friendships, and blood relationships.

All things are connected like the blood which unites one family.

There is no man who hates the power of the crown more, or who has a worse opinion of the Person to whom it belongs than I.